Engineer A Non-Artfully-Misleading Selective Emphasis Presentation BER Present Case
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/94#Engineer_A_Non-Artfully-Misleading_Selective_Emphasis_Presentation_BER_Present_Case
Properties
Instance of
Client-RetainedPresenterPublicWelfareImpactNon-ConcealmentObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Client-RetainedPresenterPublicWelfareImpactNon-ConcealmentObligation
Case context
Engineer A presents the waterfront development emphasizing environmental benefits of converting industrial waterfront to parkland, while being aware of but not volunteering adverse traffic, noise, and air pollution impacts. The question is whether the selective emphasis crossed into artful misleading.
Compliance status
met
Confidence
0.83
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to refrain from structuring the waterfront development presentation in a manner that affirmatively concealed or created a false impression about known adverse traffic, noise, and air pollution impacts — the presentation could emphasize environmental benefits but could not be designed to deceive the City Planning Board about the project's net public welfare effects.
Temporal scope
During the public hearing presentation
Relationships
defeasibleUnder
Engineer A Selective Testimony at Planning Board Hearing
derivedFromPrinciple
Honesty Principle Applied to Engineer As Selective Presentation
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.
Text references
But it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution.
Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.
Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact.
TTL
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proeth:casecontext "Engineer A presents the waterfront development emphasizing environmental benefits of converting industrial waterfront to parkland, while being aware of but not volunteering adverse traffic, noise, and air pollution impacts. The question is whether the selective emphasis crossed into artful misleading." ;
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proeth:importance "high" ;
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proeth:obligationclass "Client-Retained Presenter Public Welfare Impact Non-Concealment Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A was obligated to refrain from structuring the waterfront development presentation in a manner that affirmatively concealed or created a false impression about known adverse traffic, noise, and air pollution impacts — the presentation could emphasize environmental benefits but could not be designed to deceive the City Planning Board about the project's net public welfare effects." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland." ;
proeth:temporalscope "During the public hearing presentation" ;
proeth:textreferences "But it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution.",
"Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.",
"Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 94 Extraction" ;
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
94
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T18:57:28.296719+00:00
First case
94
Generated
2026-02-28T18:57:28.296719+00:00
Attributed to
Case 94 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T19:13:05.762801
Generated by
ProEthica Case 94 Extraction